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Fungi of Blue Hills Trailside Museum

The fungi most often spotted in Blue Hills Trailside, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

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50
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Naturalists have logged 352 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Blue Hills Trailside. The most frequently seen is the Common Toadskin Lichen, with 30 recorded sightings.

Most-observed fungi in Blue Hills Trailside

Common Toadskin Lichen
Lasallia papulosa
30 observations · iNaturalist
Common Greenshield Lichen
Flavoparmelia caperata
27 observations · iNaturalist
Birch Polypore
Fomitopsis betulina
25 observations · iNaturalist
Chicken Of The Woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
24 observations · iNaturalist
Black Knot
Apiosporina morbosa
23 observations · iNaturalist
Viscid Violet Cort
Cortinarius iodes
15 observations · iNaturalist
Smokey-eyed Boulder Lichen
Porpidia albocaerulescens
14 observations · iNaturalist
Turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
12 observations · iNaturalist
Smooth Rock Tripe
Umbilicaria mammulata
10 observations · iNaturalist
Painted Suillus
Suillus spraguei
10 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Patches
Amanita flavoconia
9 observations · iNaturalist
Hen Of The Woods
Grifola frondosa
8 observations · iNaturalist
Black Tar Spot
Rhytisma acerinum
7 observations · iNaturalist
Crowded Parchment
Stereum complicatum
7 observations · iNaturalist
American Amber Jelly Fungus
Exidia crenata
7 observations · iNaturalist
False Turkeytail
Stereum lobatum
7 observations · iNaturalist
Phaeolus hispidoides
Phaeolus hispidoides
7 observations · iNaturalist
White Coral Fungus
Clavulina coralloides
6 observations · iNaturalist
Late Oyster
Sarcomyxa serotina
5 observations · iNaturalist
Black-staining Polypore
Meripilus sumstinei
5 observations · iNaturalist
Ceramic Parchment
Xylobolus frustulatus
5 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom
Megacollybia rodmanii
5 observations · iNaturalist
Stinking Orange Oyster
Phyllotopsis nidulans
4 observations · iNaturalist
Splitgill Mushroom
Schizophyllum commune
4 observations · iNaturalist
Stalked Puffball-in-aspic
Calostoma cinnabarinum
4 observations · iNaturalist
Luminescent Panellus
Panellus stipticus
4 observations · iNaturalist
Berkeley's Polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
4 observations · iNaturalist
Thin-walled Maze Polypore
Daedaleopsis confragosa
4 observations · iNaturalist
Chicken Fat Mushroom
Suillus americanus
4 observations · iNaturalist
Velvet-footed Tap
Tapinella atrotomentosa
4 observations · iNaturalist
Trembling Crust
Merulius tremellosus
4 observations · iNaturalist
White-pored Chicken Of The Woods
Laetiporus cincinnatus
4 observations · iNaturalist
Shaggy Mane
Coprinus comatus
3 observations · iNaturalist
Common Earthball
Scleroderma citrinum
3 observations · iNaturalist
Deceiver
Laccaria laccata
3 observations · iNaturalist
Orange Jelly Spot
Dacrymyces chrysospermus
3 observations · iNaturalist
Violet-toothed Polypore
Trichaptum biforme
3 observations · iNaturalist
Crown-tipped Coral Fungus
Artomyces pyxidatus
3 observations · iNaturalist
Pear-shaped Puffball
Apioperdon pyriforme
3 observations · iNaturalist
Ringless Honey Mushroom
Desarmillaria caespitosa
3 observations · iNaturalist
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
2 observations · iNaturalist
Sulphur Tuft
Hypholoma fasciculare
2 observations · iNaturalist
Chestnut Blight
Cryphonectria parasitica
2 observations · iNaturalist
Conifer Mazegill
Gloeophyllum sepiarium
2 observations · iNaturalist
Devil's Dipstick
Mutinus elegans
2 observations · iNaturalist
Veiled Polypore
Cryptoporus volvatus
2 observations · iNaturalist
Wine-cap Stropharia
Stropharia rugosoannulata
2 observations · iNaturalist
British Soldier Lichen
Cladonia cristatella
2 observations · iNaturalist
Ravenel's Stinkhorn
Phallus ravenelii
2 observations · iNaturalist

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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